Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.510-1.590 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.260. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:COLD opened at $21.04 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $21.57 and its 200 day moving average is $24.84. The company has a market cap of $5.98 billion, a PE ratio of -20.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.15 and a quick ratio of 0.15. Americold Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $20.41 and a 1 year high of $30.45.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Americold Realty Trust’s payout ratio is presently -87.13%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on COLD shares. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $30.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 18th. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $31.00 to $27.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Raymond James dropped their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $31.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.17.

Insider Transactions at Americold Realty Trust

In other news, SVP Robert E. Harris sold 1,836 shares of Americold Realty Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.64, for a total value of $41,567.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 1,837 shares in the company, valued at $41,589.68. The trade was a 49.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust, which focuses on the ownership, operation, development, and acquisition of temperature-controlled warehouses. It operates through the following segments: Warehouse, Third-Party Managed, Transportation, and Other. The Warehouse segment collects rent and storage fees from customers to store frozen and perishable food and other products within the firm’s real estate portfolio.